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Hunter’s Moon over Market Street
Photos by Tony Sampas
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Occupy Boston: Protest and Change
The Occupy Boston protest has been much in the news lately. The map above shows the portion of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in which most of the action has taken place. To the lower left is South Station; the darker gray shape across Summer Street is the Federal Reserve…
Read More »The Globe documents the collapse of the Red Sox
Why would anyone in New England watch soap operas when we have the Boston Red Sox? The Globe’s Bob Hohler gives us the first of what I expect to be many accounts of the collapse of the 2011 Red Sox in this front-page story. Among the highlights, or lowlights more…
Read More »One Lowell to discontinue operations
It looks like One Lowell, the ten-year old advocacy organization for newcomers to our city, will be shutting its doors soon. Here’s part of a notice that went out earlier today via email: After careful study, the Board of Directors has determined that our remarkable programs require a parent organization…
Read More »“Kerouac Today: The Continuing Legacy”
Tony Sampas shared the above photo and the following information regarding this Saturday’s program at the Lowell National Park Visitor Center Duke professor Joseph P. Donahue PhD (left) with UMass Lowell’s Todd Tietchen PhD (right) at the Lowell National Historical Park’s Visitors Center following Todd’s talk: “Kerouac Today – The…
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Read More »Billerica Democratic Town Committee outing
The Billerica Democratic Town Committee held its fourth annual family outing yesterday at the Billerica Lodge of Elks. Originally scheduled for August 28, the affair was rescheduled because of Hurricane Irene. Weather-wise, yesterday was a much nicer day. Three of the Democatic candidates for US Senate – Alan Khazei (above),…
Read More »Sunday morning sports review
High School Friday: Dracut at Lowell: MyFoxBOSTON.com Congratulations to Lowell High School for being featured on Fox News Boston’s “High School Friday”. Lowell beat Dracut, 35-20, and got some excellent statewide exposure from this Boston TV feature. Check out the Fox News Boston website for more video, photos, and stories.…
Read More »The (Paul) Krugman Blues
This past Monday while at the lunchtime lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, I ended up at the same table as the main speaker, Professor Karl Case. Besides previewing his remarks to the entire crowd, Professor Case mentioned a singer he enjoys by the name of Loudon…
Read More »Appleton Mills: 2010 and 2011
When I went to the Appleton Mills last night for the “Young Angel Midnight” book party, I was astounded at the incredible appearance of the place, both inside and out. I recalled that just eleven months ago, on November 1, 2010, I saw a very different site when I saw…
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